Georgia Hall narrowly missed qualifying for this year's tournament at the AIG Women's Open and will need to be named captain if she wants to play in the Solheim Cup for a fifth consecutive year.
The Solheim Cup qualifying campaign ended at the final major tournament of the year, and Hall entered this week outside the automatic berth after finishing in the world top 10 just once this year.
After Madeleine Sagstrom failed to make the cut on the Old Course, Hall had a chance to move into the top 20 in the world rankings and overtake Sagstrom as one of six qualifiers, but she shot 76 in Saturday's third round and missed the cut.
Picture: Georgia Hall will now have to choose her captain when the teams for the Solheim Cup are decided on Monday, live on Sky Sports.
Hall fought back with a 1-under 71 on the final day to finish tied for 22nd, nine strokes behind winner Lydia Ko. The Englishwoman will be hoping to win the captain's pick when coach Susan Pettersen selects her four-player field, to be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf on Monday afternoon.
“I'm a little disappointed overall,” Hall told Sky Sports. “I played really well all three rounds and I'm very happy with how I played. I played pretty well yesterday (round three) but I missed some short putts and then missed two on the 17th hole and that just kept me out of contention this week.”
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Highlights from the final round of the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews, as Lydia Ko takes a dramatic two-stroke victory.
Hall has been an automatic qualifier on Europe's past four Solheim Cup teams and as a former AIG Women's Open champion, he is the obvious choice for Pettersen to play in next month's tournament.
“Obviously, it's nice to be part of the team,” Hall added. “I've played in a couple of tournaments. Obviously, it's a great honor to win the last three and be a part of that. I love playing match play.”
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“I think I've been working hard to get points and I've done well, and I know a lot of the girls. I think I've been playing pretty well, so I'm praying (to be selected).”
Charlie Hull tops Europe's Solheim Cup points list ahead of Germany's Estelle Henseleitn, who is making her Team Europe debut, while all six qualifiers from the world rankings competed in last year's dramatic 14-14 draw with Team USA in Spain.
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Charlie Hull opened the season at St. Andrews with a five-under 67 to set the pace early on but then lost steam over the final three days.
Celine Boutier, Maya Stark, Lynn Grant and Leona Maguire are all returning to Team Europe, while Sagstrom holds onto the final automatic spot ahead of Hall and will be playing in her fourth Solheim Cup.
Who else will Pettersen pick for his European team?
Anna Nordqvist has competed in the past eight Solheim Cup tournaments and will bring additional experience to an already strong team, while Emily Christine Pedersen and Gemma Dryburgh were both part of last year's Spain squad.
Bronte Law entered the AIG Women's Open as one of the top players on the Ladies European Tour but missed the cut, while Alexander Forsterling is a strong contender to make his Solheim Cup debut after four wins in the past year.
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Sophie Walker and Trish Johnson are debating who they think Europe captain Suzann Pettersen will choose as captain for the Solheim Cup.
Albane Valenzuela, who was born in the United States to a Mexican father and French mother but moved to Switzerland as a child and is eligible for selection to the European team, is another option after tying for 20th at St. Andrews and continuing his solid summer form.
Sweden's Linnaire Ström is the only European player to win on the LPGA Tour this season, while Nanna Kerts-Madsen, part of the 2021 US winning team, impressed with a top-10 finish in the Women's Open.
Watch Suzan Pettersen announce the Solheim Cup captains live on Monday at 4pm on Sky Sports News, after which Team Europe will attempt to defend their trophy against Team USA from September 13-15. Stream the LPGA Tour, Women's European Tour and more with NOW.
